The Psychology Behind Tight Deadlines | Future IQ

Have you ever waited until the last minute to do your homework and finished it faster than you thought? Well, that’s because of something called Parkinson’s Law! It means you work better and quicker when you give yourself less time to finish something! In this episode, we’ll talk about why having a deadline is like having a superpower. You’ll learn how deadlines can help you stop procrastinating, get rid of distractions, and even make your brain work faster! So, let’s find out how to make deadlines your secret weapon for getting things done! More Videos For You: Goals Vs Systems: https://youtu.be/S0fs3SBmgKE Stress Will Kill You: https://youtu.be/GYuh6Hhdaec Impossible Trilemmas: https://youtu.be/nVuPUJGE-pk Sources: Shopify's Director of Engineering on using Parkinson's https://theengineeringmanager.substack.com/p/parkinsons-law-its-real-so-use-it Psychological Time https://neurolaunch.com/psychological-time/ Timeboxing from Asana: https://asana.com/resources/what-is-timeboxing Having a child is the ultimate Pomodoro https://x.com/fortelabs/status/1542379934538145799 YAGNI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_aren%27t_gonna_need_it Book: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B0037NX018 Inverse-U curve of time pressure and creativity https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-08435-018 SpaceX Book Review https://www.thepsmiths.com/p/review-reentry-by-eric-berger Buffer 4-day work week: https://buffer.com/resources/four-day-workweek-at-buffer/ 25 companies with a 4-day work week: https://www.thetechedvocate.org/25-companies-with-4-day-work-weeks-built-in/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3jmSrYCWYI Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us up on Twitter: @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice: https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS 00:00 Giving People Less Time To do Work is Good 00:25 Parkinson's Fascinating Observation 01:38 How to use it for your own advantage? 02:35 Who Does This Work For? 03:35 Why Parkinson's Law Happens? 05:05 How Will A DEADLINE Fix It? 07:19 DEADLINE Physically hurts You? 08:54 SPACEX Real Life Example 09:18 WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THAT STRESS 10:45 Will This Help? 13:20 Famous Techniques For You 16:45 Why Is This Not Used Widely? 19:05 Main Gyan #futureiq #deadlines